• Contramuffin@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    You freeze mammalian cells by dunking them in LN2? I’ve… never heard of anyone do that. I’ve always put them in either a Mr. Frosty or a styrofoam conical holder (makeshift Mr. Frosty)

    • Beryl@jlai.lu
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      7 days ago

      I guess I forgot about the first part of the meme and was talking bacteria, sorry. For eucaryotic cells sure you’d take your time in a -80°C first.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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        3 days ago

        i for one also think it’s most intuitive to assume you’re talking about the last part of the meme when it’s not specified in the comment